When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ginkel throws a fastball 65.8% of the time, against 38.3% when he is ahead.
73 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .227 on his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ginkel throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ginkel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
125 and 146 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ginkel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
283 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ginkel puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 23.5% when he is ahead.
73 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ginkel works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 51.6% of everything he throws.
283 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ginkel goes to the slider: 59.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 48.2% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ginkel's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ginkel projects a .301 average, 74th percentile.
283 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ginkel throws the 4-seam fastball 49.2% of the time against left-handers and 34.7% against right-handers.
98 pitches to right-handers, 185 to left-handers.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ginkel releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
203 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.7.
125 thrown, 44.2% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ginkel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
283 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ginkel lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.7% of his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs, 146 of his breaking balls.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ginkel throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
71 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball moves 8.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's slider spins at 2,413 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
146 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Ginkel's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 84.8.
125 and 146 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ginkel has thrown 12 sinkers this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 92.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
283 classified pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ginkel throws a fastball 65.8% of the time, against 38.3% when he is ahead.
73 pitches behind in the count, 81 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ginkel puts 64.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 23.5% when he is ahead.
73 located pitches behind, 81 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ginkel goes to the slider: 59.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 48.2% the rest of the time.
88 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ginkel throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
71 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .227 on his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ginkel lands 47.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.7% of his breaking balls.
137 of his fastballs, 146 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ginkel throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 216 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball moves 8.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ginkel's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
125 and 146 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ginkel works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 51.6% of everything he throws.
283 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ginkel throws the 4-seam fastball 49.2% of the time against left-handers and 34.7% against right-handers.
98 pitches to right-handers, 185 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ginkel's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.7.
125 thrown, 44.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ginkel's slider spins at 2,413 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
146 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Ginkel's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 84.8.
125 and 146 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Ginkel has thrown 12 sinkers this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 92.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
283 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ginkel lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
283 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Ginkel's stuff spins at 2,390 rpm, 75th percentile in the league.
283 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ginkel projects a .301 average, 74th percentile.
283 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ginkel releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
203 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ginkel releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
283 tracked release points, averaging 6.4 feet off the ground.
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